Most distressful country

A soldier next to a customs post on the southern side of the Irish board at Swanlinbar, County Cavan, in 1974
Photo: PA

Brave man, Diarmaid Ferriter. He’s written a book about the Irish border timed to coincide with the Brexit showdown before the final denouement takes place.

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